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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Mark On Face After Injury

Hi just wondering weather i need to see a dr regardding my injury i got elbowed in the face quite hard which swelled insitanty and is still swollen and bruised quite badly and is quite painful to touch or when any pressure is appliled to it eg. Sleeping, crash helmet ect do you think its just bruised or should i get it checked?
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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hiii.welcome to our site.for the treatment of bruise,
dont squeeze or scratch the area.
do cold compressions using ice.
apply antibiotic cream like fusiderm ointment twice daily on the lesion.
take analgesics like ibuprofen twice daily for 5 days.
hope my answer would have helped you.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Mark On Face After Injury

hiii.welcome to our site.for the treatment of bruise, dont squeeze or scratch the area. do cold compressions using ice. apply antibiotic cream like fusiderm ointment twice daily on the lesion. take analgesics like ibuprofen twice daily for 5 days. hope my answer would have helped you.